AUSBE Magazine January 2010

Amalgamated Union of Statutory Board Employees January 2010

MICA (P) 096/09/2009

5 Leaders Graduate; We Celebrate 21 November 2009 – it was indeed a proud and significant day for AUSBE. Not only did five of our leaders graduated with advanced certificate and diploma in industrial and employment relations from the Ong Teng Cheong Labour Leadership Institute, the AUSBE and LTA were presented with the OTC Institute Workplace Partnership Award.

The award, which was for efforts to forge and strengthen understanding and cooperation with management through bipartite programmes organised by the Institute, was presented to the Union and LTA by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Finance and Chairman of the OTC Institute Board of Governors. >>> Pg 2

Contents

Pg 1 5 Leaders Graduate; We Celebrate Pg 3 The Signing of AUSBE – HSA Collective Agreement Pg 4 AUSBE BROKE THE 5000 MARK IN MEMBERSHIP Pg 6 AUSBE Presents NTUC GIFT and Welfare Scheme II Benefit to Late Member’s Spouse Pg 7 AUSBE NEW MEMBERS RECRUITED Pg 8 AUSBE – LTA BRANCH Members’ Outing 2009

5 Leaders Graduate; We Celebrate

Our five leaders who graduated joined 118 unionists to receive their certificates and diplomas from Guest of Honour was Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Law & Second Minster for Home Affairs, at the NTUC Centre. They are: Advanced Certificate in Industrial Relations Lim Swee Hock Albert Neo Tiong Sin Rahmah Chemat OTC Institute – UniSIM, Diploma in Employment Relations Martin Bernard Nalpon Ng Clara Cheering the recipients on were their family members and the AUSBE leaders who attended the graduation ceremony, namely, Mr Daniel Lai, Vice President; Mr N Thurairajasingam General Secretary; Mr Tay Ah Lek Deputy General Secretary; Mr Seah Chong Beng Asst General Secretary; Mr Patrick Teo, Council Member; and Mr Manjet Singh, Council Member.

“With or without ‘Cheaper Better Faster’, the role of union leaders will become more challenging in future. On the one hand, the nature of work is getting more complex. On the other hand, the workforce is getting better educated and will be more demanding. It is therefore all the more critical for unions to continue to invest in developing leaders who understand the fundamental principles of Singapore’s tripartite system and the Labour Movement’s priorities, and work closely with the NTUC and its tripartite partners.”

– Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Law and Second Minister (Home Affairs)

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“I decided to take up the ACIR with the intention of equipping myself with IR knowledge in order to serve the members better and be more confident as a union leader.

As union leader, you must always upgrade your knowledge both in work and union matters in order to serve the members as well as an example for others to look upon you as a model.

With the new found knowledge, I hope to contribute towards the union by handling more responsible union work and work towards a better Labour Management Relationship.

I wish to thank AUSBE-MPA for the sponsorship and the MPA Management for allowing me to attend the course successfully. I am grateful for their strong support in training.” – Mr Albert Lim “When I sat for the IR examination, HSA was going through the business process review (BPR) re-engineering. The volume of work, the deadlines, the challenges and the problems were extensive. There were times when I almost skipped my night classes. It took pure endurance, patience and discipline.” – Mr Rahman Chemat “After I completed the Advanced Certificate in Industrial Relations, I considered the Diploma as I found the modules covered very interesting – modules like Business Communications, Management Processes and Organisation Behaviour, Change Management, etc. Not only would I enhance my personal development, the knowledge would be valuable in my contributions to AUSBE as well as to my job in LTA.” – Ms Clara Woon

The Signing of AUSBE

› HSA Collective Agreement

The signing of the third Collective Agreement between HSA Management and AUSBE took place on 30 Oct 2009. The 1st CA was signed in 2001 and the 2nd in 2004.

The event, witnessed by senior management staff, union and non-union members, began after a welcome address by CEO, Dr John Lim. In his speech, Dr Lim pointed out that the event was significant because it highlighted the harmonious Union-Management relationship that has existed for many years, and how it was further strengthened through the signing of the latest Collective Agreement.

The successful conclusion of the negotiations on various issues with the Union is another milestone in a very eventful year for HSA. Dr Lim stressed that prior to the implementation of major Human Resource (HR) policies, HR have made it a point to consult the union. This underscores HSA management’s appreciation of the trusted partnership between HSA and AUSBE when staff and HR issues are concerned.

The second CA though had expired on 31st March 2007 and, with mutual agreement between AUSBE & HSA, was extended to cover till the new CA was signed. Due to Business Process Re-engineering projects, major HR Review on its Scheme of Service, the CA negotiations could not start earlier. We started in Dec 2008 and completed in Sep 2009, taking about 10 months to conclude.

The AUSBE-HSA Branch Committee managed to clinch an attractive deal for the employees of HSA at large.

Effective from FY 2010/2011, improvements were made in the shoe reimbursement quantum. The eligibility will be by job function and the quantum will be standardised to S$120 per Financial Year.

The Weekend / Public Holiday and Call Back Allowances for staff under the Moribund Scheme took some time for both sides to resolve the matter. CEO – Dr John Lim took special interest in the matter and called for a special meeting on 12 Aug 2009 with Division Director, Human Capital & Legal Division, Chairman of HSA Branch and myself. After going through the two outstanding issues, an agreement was finally reached that was beneficial to our colleagues.

As a testimony of our harmonious bipartite relationship, HSA Management agreed to provide 2 days of Elder Care Leave to staff as proposed by AUSBE-HSA Branch. The 2 days of Elder Care Leave will be given for employees to look after their parents/parents-in-law and grandparents who need medical consultation.

The quantum of flexi-benefits that was $300/- per year was raised to $500/- effective from calendar year 2009 was yet another effort recommended to the Management by AUSBE-HSA Branch.

In order for HSA Branch to organise more purposeful activities and programs for its members, HSA Management gave an annual grant of $5,000 to the branch.

The signing of the Collective Agreement has indeed brought about a better understanding for the Union and Management. HSA Management has never failed to work in unison with the union for the betterment of all employees of HSA. G. Haridass, Secretary, AUSBE-HSA Branch

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AUSBE BROKE THE 5000 MARK IN MEMBERSHIP

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2009 had been a fruitful year for AUSBE as the union broke its 5000 membership mark.

In November and December 2009, several branches in AUSBE, including Land Transport Authority, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Health Promotion Board, Building and Construction Authority, Health Sciences Authority, Energy Market Authority and Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority organised a series of membership recruitment road shows to leverage on the NTUC Membership Recruitment Promotion.

A total of 164 new members were recruited during these roadshows.

New members who signed up AUSBE membership during the roadshows each received a complimentary S$35 NTUC FairPrice voucher.

Our success will not be possible without the strong support of our Management, NTUC Membership Department, Branch Officials and all our members who contributed in their own thoughtful ways.

A Big Thank You to All. Well Done!

EMA Shows the Way

The Energy Market Authority Branch Union membership drive took place on 4 December 2009 in conjunction with the Innovation Portal Soft Launch. Two speakers from the NTUC Income and NTUC Co-op were invited to speak on the benefits of AUSBE membership and portal medical insurance. EMA branch committee members were present to advise EMA employees on the numerous benefits they can enjoy as AUSBE members. Due to the relentless hard work that the chairman and the committee members put in to recruit employees to join AUSBE, more new members were recruited. EMA senior management also gave their support.

CAN GET MORE OUT OF Recruitment Drive at LTA Family Day “ Heels For Wheels”at West Coast Park on 14 Nov 2009

By Patrick Teo

42! It was a very successful recruitment exercise for the Union.

We recruited a total of 42 new members (still counting) which included members of the LTA senior management DCE Amy, GDV Jeremy, GDROCP Dr Chin, DYGDE Leong K W, D(E&I) Tan Hiok Seng, DD(DTL2) Cheong Yew Seng.

Another good news is that more than half of LTA’s senior management are now our Union members, thanks again to LTA management’s support.

for Umbrella!

All members and newly signed up members were delighted by our surprise AUSBE umbrella giveaway. We gave away 300 umbrellas in all.

It drizzled momentarily and then the sky became sunny once again. How apt! Our members were covered, rain or shine.

GDRL(CDL) showing his “red hearted” enthusiastic support for the Union.

HR/CS was very supportive to the U nion. With their good understanding that the location of our booth is a critical and enabling factor in attracting crowd to recruitment booth, the Union was allocated the booth located near to the entrance of the event with high walk-through traffic.

Pretty ladies well protected by AUSBE umbrellas.

In support of LTA’s donation drive at the Family Day event, the committee agreed that LTA Branch would contribute to the donation drive. Individual branch committee members voluntarily contributed their personal donation.

Looking ahead, we look forward to HR/CS’s continued support in future recruitment exercises by the Union. The Union has a mammoth task ahead as there are a lot of potential members to be recruited. The LTA staff strength has grown by leaps and bound in recent years and has now exceeded 4000. The Union will continue to give our full support to work with LTA management to enhance staff welfare/benefit and re-employment and to make LTA the best place to work in.

We would like to put on record the Union’s deep appreciation for the assistance rendered by HR/CS in our Recruitment Drive held in conjunction with LTA Family Day “Heels for Wheels” at the West Coast Park on last Saturday.

Our first recruit for the event!

DCE Amy showing her support to the Union by signing up as a member.

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The Working Committee

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AUSBE Presents NTUC GIFT and Welfare Scheme II Benefit to Late Member’s Spouse Mr Mohamed Rashid Ismail was 53 years old when he died of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage on 23 October 2009. A member of AUSBE for the past 18 years, the late Mr Rashid was a LTA manager. The Union presented the NTUC GIFT of $5,500 and Welfare Scheme II benefit of $1,500 to his next of kin, Mdm Zainiffa Mohamed, on 10 December 2009. We are saddened by the news of Mr Mohamed Rashid’s demise and wish to send our deepest condolence to his family.

In the 2009, AUSBE has given in assistance $9000 under its Welfare Scheme I and $7,500 in Welfare Scheme II. “On behalf of the late Rashid family and CPN (NE) colleagues, I would like to thank the union and you for the help rendered to his family. My sincere appreciation to all who make time to help the family. It clearly shows that the Union is always there to help our members in need. Once again, thank you.”– Tengku Azmansah, colleague of the late Mohamed Rashid

More About AUSBE Welfare Schemes Other than industrial relations issues, AUSBE has welfare assistance schemes that provide financial aid to members and their families in times of need. All members with at least one year membership and who are not in arrears in subscription payments are eligible to apply for these benefits. Members need to pay a monthly levy of $2 in addition to the monthly subscription.

Welfare Scheme I (Death of Member’s Parent / C hild) Eligibility

Amount Claimable

(Limited to 2 claims each)

Death of Parent Death of Child

A) Hospitalisation Benefits $150 $75

Welfare Scheme II (Death of Member) Period of

Membership

Amount Claimable

$1,000 $1,500

Group Insurance Scheme NTUC Gift is a group insurance policy for all union members for death or permanent and total disability that offers up to $30,000 and double coverage for union leaders.

Members’ spouses are also covered up to $500.

Members must be below 65 years of age and with at least 6 months paid up membership.

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Days of Hospital Stay

Amount Claimable

(Including Private Hospitals)

First 10 days

$30 per day *

11th day onwards

$40 per day * (max 365 days)

* Subject to changes

B) Traditional Chinese Medicine

> 1 to 10 Years > 10 Years

Welfare Scheme III (Hospitalisation, TCM and Personal Accident)

From 1 January 2007, members can claim reimbursement of up to $25 per visit to any registered TCM practitioner in Singapore for treatment due to accident. Claims are capped at three visits in a policy year. Members can check if their doctor is a registered TCM practitioner at this website: http://www.tcmpb.gov.sg/tcm/. Claims are to be made within two months.

C) Personal Accident Additional cash benefit of $20,000 if member suffers permanent disablement or loss of life as a result of accident.

AUSBE – New Members Recruited From August 2009 – Dec 2009 CHEONG VINCENT.......................................AVA LINTAG SIDNEY ESTANISLAO ...................AVA TIO CHIEU YOKE . ........................................AVA WONG MAY SHIH ANNA.............................AVA SHAMINI D/O CHADRAW . ..........................AVA MUHAMMAD SHAFIE BIN SANI.................AVA NAH YEN LIN................................................AVA KANG PO LIEN *...........................................BCA LOH TENG SIANG MATTEW........................BCA QIN XIN XUAN . ...........................................BCA SEAH GEK HOON.........................................BCA TAN LUCK THONG.......................................BCA TAN SIEW LIN SHIRLYN ..............................BCA THANG PO CHING........................................BCA CHIN KIM HONG...........................................BCA LINN NAING WIN..........................................BCA MEET KAUR..................................................BCA RITA SANTHI LIONEL C................................BCA SENDRIK LIMANDIJAYA..............................BCA SHAO XIAOBO..............................................BCA TAN WEE HUA..............................................BCA WIN MYINT HTUN........................................BCA AVTAR SINGH S/O JAGRAJ SINGH............DSGB CHOO QUEE SUAN......................................DSGB CHUNG TZE TONG.......................................DSGB HAIRANI HASSAN........................................DSGB HJ IBRAHIM BIN YUSOFF............................DSGB JAMILAH BTE CHE AMAT............................DSGB JASVINDER SINGH S/O TARIAM SINGH....DSGB KOKILAVANI D/O KRISHNASAMY...............DSGB NORAINI BTE KARIN....................................DSGB NOREZA BINTE MD RAUS . ........................DSGB PREMAUATHI D/O A GOVINDAN................DSGB SITI FARHANA BTE SULAIMAN..................DSGB SITI MAZNAH BTE OMAR............................DSGB SITI UMAINAH BTE MOHD RAIHAN...........DSGB SULAIMI BIN SALLEH..................................DSGB TAN KEE CHONG ANDREW *......................DSGB CHAN YIN WAN............................................DSTA CHEW LEE LAN JERMAINE ........................DSTA GOH CHAI YIONG ........................................DSTA KWOK TEK HEE ...........................................DSTA LEE EU SENG CHRISTOPHER . ...................DSTA LEE JUN KANG NICHOLAS ........................DSTA LIM SOEY HUANG . .....................................DSTA LIN SU WEI....................................................DSTA POOBHATHY KANNAN................................DSTA SHIRLEY TAY@ZHENG SHIRLEY TAY . ......DSTA TAN YEW KOON...........................................DSTA TEO SEE JIN..................................................DSTA XIE ZHANGQIN.............................................DSTA ANG PECK LIAN GERALDINE......................DSTA NALAPPAN GUNASEKARAN.......................DSTA ONG KAR CHYE............................................DSTA ONG SIEW FONG..........................................DSTA PETER GOH SIEW CGYE..............................DSTA LIM YI SHAN*...............................................EMA TAN TECK WEE ............................................EMA YEO MENG KWEE .......................................EMA EAR CHOW FOO...........................................EMA FOO HEE KOK...............................................EMA LEOW LENG CHONG....................................EMA TAN WEI CHUAN..........................................EMA TANG VIVIEN.................................................EMA WONG SIEW KWONG..................................EMA ARIANA BINTE ARIFFIN ..............................HPB BADRIYAH BINTE JAMALUDIN ..................HPB FENNY TJEN ................................................HPB KALAIVANI D/O SUPPIAH ..........................HPB KANAGA SUNDARY SOMASUNDARAM...HPB MUHAMMAD SOFIAN BIN MOOJIMMY....HPB NURULATIKAH BINTE ZAINAL . .................HPB SEET CHWEE GEK........................................HPB SHAZLINA BINTE SAHLAN . .......................HPB TAN SWEE HUAY..........................................HPB ZURAIDAH BTE HASAN ..............................HPB CHAN CHIAH LEE CALLIE............................HPB PEARL TAN LIAN KHENG(WITHDRAW)......HPB CHUA ANN YEW . ........................................HPB JENNIFER MALARVILI . ...............................HPB KATHLEEN YIP SU MENG . .........................HPB KHOO GARY SWEE ANN.............................HPB MONICA MICHAEL.......................................HPB POORNIMA MELUKUNTALA SATHYANARAYANA ...................................HPB CHAI PEY CHEE . ..........................................HSA CHYE SOON YUAN WILLIS..........................HSA LEE SZE CHING.............................................HSA LEONG CHIANG MENG ..............................HSA LOW XUANKAI ALEX...................................HSA MA NYO NYO TUN . ....................................HSA MAUREEN GOH GUEL NGOH ....................HSA MILANA MARVIN VEGA . ............................HSA OW LI QIU ....................................................HSA

TERESITA GEGA TORNO ...........................HSA BAI HUIFEN...................................................HSA BOBBY SAMONTE RASTRULLO.................HSA CHEW BEE LING YVONNE...........................HSA CHIA KING KIANG........................................HSA CHUA CHIN HONG.......................................HSA GERALD CHUNG...........................................HSA HO SEIH HWA...............................................HSA HSU EI HTAIK................................................HSA LIM NAN SHUN............................................HSA MENG HAIFENG...........................................HSA NOR LELAHWATI BINTI OMAR....................HSA PAN HUIPING................................................HSA RACELL ANGELES SOLIS............................HSA ROSE MANGAHAS.......................................HSA SANGALANG AMELIA GARCIA...................HSA VILLANUEVA CRISTINA LIPARDO...............HSA WAN NUR INDAH ROZANNA BTE WAN AHMAD................................................HSA YUSRAN BIN YUSOF....................................HSA FOO WEE LOONG.........................................IDA GO SENG BING(WU SHENGHIN)................IDA GOH CHONG HENG FRANCIS.....................IDA LEE BEE CHENG ..........................................IDA LEE HAN CHUAN..........................................IDA LIM PENG CHYE NORMAN..........................IDA LIN MEIQIN ..................................................IDA MOHAMED HARDI BIN MD ISMAIL............IDA TAN THYE YU ..............................................IDA TAN WEI SIM.................................................IDA AFIZA BTE OMAR ........................................LTA ALISON HONG YUELING.............................LTA ARTURO PENA TOLENTINO........................LTA BONIVER WILLIE A MIRANDA.....................LTA CHAN BOON HUI .........................................LTA CHAN CHEE KONG ......................................LTA CHEN ZUIIHUI SHIRLEY ..............................LTA CHENG MUI LAN IRENE...............................LTA CHEONG YEW SENG ..................................LTA CHEONG ZHIMING ......................................LTA CHEUNG YEUNG .........................................LTA CHIANG KOK LEONG ..................................LTA CHIN CHEE WOEI..........................................LTA CHIN KIAN KEONG ......................................LTA DEVINENI VEERENDRA NATH . ..................LTA FATEEMATUL ZAHRA D/O SYED SHAUKATH....................................................LTA FOZIAH BTE MUSA .....................................LTA FUN WUI SIUNG . ........................................LTA HAPET BIN SARMIN ....................................LTA HING NGUK JUON AMY . ...........................LTA HONG ENG THYE ........................................LTA JAYATHI D/O SANEE ...................................LTA KANG HAI NGUAN ......................................LTA KAUNG MYAT TUN .....................................LTA KHOO HUI WEN JANICE .............................LTA KOH HWEE YING .........................................LTA KOH TECK LEE .............................................LTA KULENTHYVELI UDAYAR SELVAKUMAR...LTA KUNIYIL BASHEER MUHAMMED RAJI .....LTA KWEK AI LING . ............................................LTA LAM KAH SUN .............................................LTA LEE LIP SWAN . ............................................LTA LEE MEI CHING ............................................LTA LEE POH POH ...............................................LTA LEE YOKE LENG............................................LTA LENNY SURIANE BTE SAFFIE ....................LTA LEONG KWOK WENG .................................LTA LIM AH ENG PATRICK .................................LTA LIM AI LING ..................................................LTA LIM CHENG GEE DAPHNE ..........................LTA LIM ENG ENG ..............................................LTA LIM GIM HUAT JEFFREY . ...........................LTA LIM HUEY FANG ..........................................LTA LIM LI NGEE COREEN..................................LTA LIM POH SENG ............................................LTA LIM SING LOONG EDDIE ............................LTA LIM YONG KIAT............................................LTA LING CHAO YIN ...........................................LTA LUQMAN BIN ESUPOE ...............................LTA MUHAMMAD FAHMI BIN MAHONY ..........LTA MUZALIFAH BINTE HARON . ......................LTA NOORLIZAH BTE SUMADI . ........................LTA NORAINI BINTE ABU BAKAR......................LTA NORASLINA BINTE RAMLAN......................LTA NORLAYANA BINTE SAMIAN . ...................LTA NORLINA BINTE MD ARIAS.........................LTA NORSITAH BTE ISMAIL................................LTA NUR HISHAM BIN JUSOH...........................LTA NURHASLINDAR BINTE HASLIR.................LTA ONG HONG LING ........................................LTA ONG PEI SUNG JESLIN................................LTA ONG SWAY NA.............................................LTA PANDEY JAIPRAJASH ................................LTA

PANG JOON KIONG ....................................LTA RAPIDAH BINTE AHMAD.............................LTA ROLAND CHUNG SOW YAN........................LTA ROSNAH BTE ISMAIL . ................................LTA SAHABDEEN MOHAMED MOHIDEEN .......LTA SANGEETA DEVI D/O DEFI RAJ .................LTA SARITA RAI DIO NAGAN PRASAD . ...........LTA SEAH PEY FANG ..........................................LTA SEAH SIEW JOO SERENE . .........................LTA SHI HONG ....................................................LTA SITI AISHA BINTE DAUD..............................LTA SITI SHABARILAH BINTE JUMAIL .............LTA TAN BEE BEE ...............................................LTA TAN CHWEE LIAN GIN ................................LTA TAN HIOK SENG ..........................................LTA TAN HUI LING .............................................LTA TAN HWEE HUA ..........................................LTA TAN KOK JIN . ..............................................LTA TAN LI CHOO ...............................................LTA TANG MENG WEE .......................................LTA TEO BENG SAI .............................................LTA TEO ENG SHENG . .......................................LTA TIANG CHIN TECK GEORGE .......................LTA VICKNESON ULAGANATHAN.....................LTA WAI CHENG HAR JENNY.............................LTA WANG KEE YANG BRIAN . ..........................LTA WEE LOKE YAN.............................................LTA WOO SZE MING ..........................................LTA WU VOON SING...........................................LTA YANG AI LI.....................................................LTA YAP WENG LOCK JEREMY..........................LTA YEW KIAN MING...........................................LTA YIP JUI YONG ALEX ....................................LTA YUSMAN BIN YUNOS . ...............................LTA AHMAD BIN ABU BAKAR FRAIJ ................LTA JIN JIANG ZHONG.......................................LTA KHALIKUZZAMAN S/O ABDUL WAHAB . ..LTA LAM YONG LING LESTER............................LTA MARIANA BINTE HUSSAIN.........................LTA MARY JOSEPHINE JOHN............................LTA NGOH WAN PING KAREN............................LTA NORLYDIA BINTE MOHD SIDEK..................LTA PANG KWAI SUN..........................................LTA PANG TONG TIN...........................................LTA RIDWAN BIN MOHD ....................................LTA SITI ZAIDA BINTE ROSLAN.........................LTA TEO BEE YEN................................................LTA TEO KWANG LIAK .......................................LTA YII NGA HUONG...........................................LTA ABDUL KHALIQ BIN ABDUL WAHAB ........MPA ANG MAN LING LINDA................................MPA CHEW MING CHARLES CHRISTIAN............MPA CHIA AI TING.................................................MPA CHONG JIA CHYUAN .................................MPA DANIEL TAN ANG TAI..................................MPA FANG HUMING JOANNE.............................MPA FRANCIS KOH THONG YONG.....................MPA GAN SOO TIN...............................................MPA GOH VOON WEI MARK................................MPA LAM WEE SHANN........................................MPA LEE SHIUH KWONG.....................................MPA LEE WENG CHOY..........................................MPA LIM YEW GUAN ..........................................MPA LIM ZHI SHUANG.........................................MPA LIN XINNI.......................................................MPA LOH MUN HOU.............................................MPA LOH SIN YEE.................................................MPA LOW PEK YEE................................................MPA MOHAMMAD FADHLI BIN KAMAL.............MPA NG YI HAN.....................................................MPA NURUL AZLAN BIN MD ARAIS...................MPA SHARIFAH NURSAFINAH BINTE SYED ISHA...............................................................MPA SIVASHANKAR S/O CHANDRA...................MPA SONG TIAN CHENG ....................................MPA TAN KWEE LAN JEANNIE............................MPA TAY YEOW MIN.............................................MPA VASANTHI D/O JEYABALAN........................MPA WILMA GAIYITHRI D/O MUHUNDAN.........MPA AINSHAH MULLAH BTE ABU .....................NLB IRFAH MAIZAN ZAINAL ABIDIN..................NLB JOHARA BEEVI BTE HAMZAH.....................NLB SITI SALIMAH BTE TASHIM .......................NLB TAN KUANG HONG KELVIN .......................NLB TAN WEI LING . ............................................NLB WONG TSUN WEI LINUS.............................NLB JUNAIDAH BTE BACHOK.............................NLB LIM MUI CHNG.............................................NLB THONG TSE YIN DYANN ............................SLA TOTAL RECRUITED 273 MEMBERS

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AUSBE LTA BRANCH Members’ Outing 2009 EDUCATIONAL TOUR On Saturday – 5 December 2009

making of NeWater. The children were tested through fun Q &A water arcade games.

LTA Branch Union held it last outing event for year 2009 on 5 December, Saturday morning, commencing from LTA Hampshire office.

Our second stop over was at Sensory Park at Toa Payoh Lorong 5. This park, which was officially opened recently, is known for its Osaka concept which stimulates the five senses for old, young and the disabled. Our group spent about half an hour for them to expose to all the features and facilities within the Park including a herb garden.

The third place of interest was at LTA Transport Gallery. Our members toured around the various stations of attraction.

One of the most interesting exhibits was the “Winged Direction” which was an olden day manual version of Traffic light control.

The group was given a full insight into the history of transportation in Singapore till today’s modern underground MRT system.

The tour ended with the bento lunch for each participating member and their family members.

It was a bright and sunny morning in welcoming all the participants. The coach departed from LTA HQ from 8.15am to NeWater Visitor Centre at Changi, Koh Sek Lim Road.

At the NeWater Visitor Centre, we learned about the various stages of water treatment processes like Macrofiltration, Reverse Osmosis and ultraviolet technologies and the

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The organising committee is pleased that the members and their family enjoyed themselves and looks forward to their participation in our 2010 outing.